Dr. Magdy El Ekiaby, MSc, MD

Dr El Ekiaby has served the haemophilia community in Egypt since 1985, both through his profession as a haematologist and blood transfusion specialist, and as a member of the board and Vice President of the Egyptian Society of Hemophilia. He was also a member of Board of Directors of World Federation of Hemophilia, Montreal, 2010 - 2020. He served on the organizing committee of ISBT Working Party on Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases 2012 – 2020. Dr El Ekiaby is currently the Head of Blood Transfusion & International Hemophilia Training Centre, Shabrawishi Hospital, a position held since 1983.

Dr El Ekiaby has more than 65 publications in high impact peer reviewed medical journals. He was the scientific committee chair of Cairo ISBT Congress 2009, member of organizing committee of Cairo ISTH SSC 2010 and co scientific chair of WFH CCS held in Dubai 2025.

Dr Magdy received World Federation of Hemophilia Inga-Marie Nielson Award for Scientific Research achievements in Melbourne 2014. He was also awarded Life Time Achievement Award from Arab Transfusion Medicine Forum in Cairo 2015. In 2022, he received World Federation of Hemophilia International Health Volunteer Award in Montreal.